Shears



April 7, 1931- H. E. GOODWIN 1,799,624

SHEARS Filed Jan. 26, 1929 I Patented Apr. 7, 1931 6? among others, is to provide an implement head mayb of this kind that shall be particularly dura- Each of the blad ble, comparatively inexpensive to make, and at nearly which shall be easy and convenient to handle the blades and operate. 7 a stop pin 19. exten One form of apair of shears embodying my slot being of a leng invention, and in the construction and use and closing movements 0 of which, the objects'herein set out, as well as stop device is so arrange others, may be attained, is illustrated in the of the blades will alw accompanying drawings, in which and these heels are l Figure 1 is a side view of my improved create an opening shears. closed, and as shown in Figure 2 is a top view of the same, the the drawings. shears being shown as closed. A p

Figure 3 is a rear view illustrating the supotally attached to porting mechanism for the shears. this lever havinga Figure 4 is a view in section on a plane and a hook at its out we or more UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE GOODWIN CONNECTICUT, A. CORPORATION OF HARLEY E. GOODWIN, OF HARTFORD, CONNECT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF HARTFORD,

OONNECTICU T SHEARS Application filed January 26, 1929. Serial No. 885,216.

My invention relates more particularly to 16, and by means of which bol that type of shears which are used for cutting are pivotally secured in place.

grass for trimming purposes and especially of the bolt is comparatively lar along borders, and an ob ect of my invention, of a size equal to t e concave on denoted by the dotted line 4-4 of Figure 1. spring is coiled t Figure 5 is a view in section on a plane the shank of the denoted by the dotted line 5-5 of Figure 1, of the. spring extendin 25 the shears being shown as open.

Figure 6 is a side view illustrating the inthe branches being bent strument equipped as hand shears. slots and Figure 7 is a detail view illustrating the shanks, and connection or toggle members between the drawings. shear blades and operating lever.

Figure 8 is a detail view illustrating a The lever 23 1s modified form of attachment of the toggle ends of the shanks members to the blade operating lever. a toggle or knee joi My improved implement in its general conmembers 27 of simi struction embodies a support for pivoted In order that the-pu blades, for blade actuating members, and for be substantially parallel extension members, and this support emthe blade, and throng bodies a leg 8 at its lower end, a body 9 exeach member or link is tending at an angle from said leg and termishank of the shears bei nating in a handle 10. This support is of the folds and being pivot trough shape and may be formed in any to. The folded portion 2 wit of the other end of the link an bring its end subst entrally between the two end of the link.

11 30 is removably at- 10 as by means of bolts e outer end of this extengrip' 31. This exferably of trough suitable manner and in use is disposed its closed side outward. The side portions end 29 is ofliset to of the body are formed with ears 11. in a plane passing c A tang 12, also of trough shape, is fitted to folds of the opposite I and secured within the leg 8 and this tang has A handle extensio an angularly disposed foot 13 that serves as a tached to the han blade support. This foot is preferably of and thumb nuts, th disc shape and it has a hole for a pivot bolt sion being formed into a 14 that extends through shear blades 15 and tension and grip are also pre t, the blades The head 17 ge, relatively hat of the foot 13 and said itsunder side.

es has shanks 18 extending e thereto and one of a right angl ther blade has has a slotand the o ding into said th to limit the opening f the blades. d that the heels 20 n in contact d from ears 21 to 22 when the blades are Figures 2 and 4 of ating lever 23 is piveen the ears 11, horn 24 near its upper en er end. A torsional times around hook 25, the branches '26 into slots in. the ades, the ends of downwardly into said gle to underlie the as shown in Figure 5 of the This spring acts to force the blades to their open positions. n

blade oper shanks 18 of the shea then at an an th the outer 18 of the shear blades by nt comprising two toggle lar or like construction. 11 upon each blade shall with the plane of the center thereof, folded at one end, the rig received between ally attached there- 8 terminates short d such other gape and the lower end fits within the hanfoot having an: angularly arranged tang of' e 10. i trough shape to fit said 1e a pa1r of blades An actuat1n lever 32 1s pivotally attached ivotally attached to said'foot, an operating to said extension underneath the grlp 31 'izever pivotally attached to said body and opand is connected with sald gr p by means of eratively connected with said blades, and a toggle and knee oint comprising two memmeans for operating said lever.

rs 33 pivotally attached at their ends to the 2; A shearing implement including a supp and lever and pivotally connected at o ti g leg, b dy di o ed at an' angle to 1: air mner ends. An actuating rod 34 is atid l a supporting f t supported by and tached t the-p vot conn c lng t m m disposed at an angle to said leg, apair of of th s knee o1nt, the opposite end sald blades pivotally attached to said foot, said rod el g plvotally h d to the level blades being shaped to create a hole at the y means of thls connection h lever 32 heel thereof in proximity to the ivot, an

, m use when the extension is p y d, operating lever pivotally attache to said OP B the hhldesbody and operatively connected with said so In order to Provlde for y movement of blades, and means for operating said lever.

I the instrument along a surface to be operated 3 A h i i l t-i l di a bl d operating lever 23, and the handle or grip- I stead of a hook, a branch a1 is formedspaced p {1nd p q y fih the Shear to supporting member, a pair of blades pivothe p i 1h varlqus pq l e t? thereby ally attached to said member, shanks rojectbe ad ustedto su1t various conditions that ing angularly f id bl d th S f 9 111 h operatloh of the shears I PF each blade projecting across the remaining Vlde a rolhhg Support so attached the blade, a blade 0 crating lever pivotall at- Sthumeht thajh the Shears may he tilted t ltachedto and depending from said hlade Slht h requlremehts of the Operatorh supporting member, a toggle connection inattachmeht h hp fi P t 35 Secured, at Its eluding two toggle members pivoted at their 1. hPP end Wlthm the extehslon Thls P meeting ends to said blade operating lever and 18 also Preferably of trough sha except at ivotall connected at their opposite ends to its lower end where it 1s flattened lnto a sup- S shgnks and means f r operating id porting plate 36. An axle 37 is pivotally atleven tached at its center to this supporting plate A shearin i lament i di bl d and wheels 38 are rotatably mounted at the supporting i g a i of bhdgs i t d of the axle T axle extends through ally attached to said member, shanks rejectgmdes 39 e In any deslmhle manner ingangularly from said blades, the s ank of Oh the shpportlhg Plath or they may he each blade projecting across the remaining Separately. formed hhd .ahthched h blade, a blade operating lever pivotally atme These gmdes h hphhl-hgs of slhhclehh tached to and depending from said blade suplehgth to permit a hlpplhg or caheehlhg move porting member, means for limiting opening mehh of the lhshhumehh Oh the axle hhd movement of said blades with the heels therewheels to permit such instrument to be adof lapping one Past the other, and a) comes,

l i i gg gg g ifiiiig of border tion between said operating lever and said ms 7 blades for operation of the latter,

that form hf lmplemehh shown, In 5. A shearing implement including a blade Flghre 6 the exhehs 10h h h supporting member, a pair of blades pivotwheeled shpphrh are Chhphhshd with 1h helhg ally attached to said member shanks 'roiectnoted that said extension handle and parts 9 supported thereby including the actuating rod 34 have been removed. A removable handle 40 having a socket to receive the born 24,- is secured, as by means of said born, to the each blade projecting across the remaining blade, a blade operating lever ivotally attached to and depending from said blade supporting member, a toggle connection including two toggle members pivoted at their meet 1E5 ing ends to said blade operating lever and pivotally connected at their opposite ends to g said shanks, aspring coiled around the piv- 8 fi ggf ag g ig i2 5: 223E 1: h ggg oted end of said operating lever and having supported at the end of the lever 23, but inbranches dlvergmg and loosely engaged Wlth 6) said shanks, and means for operating said formed portion or" the body 9 is made use of in connection with the handle member all) for operating the shear blades.

lever. from the part directly supporting sa1d spring 6 A shearing implement including a blade ahhtoggle h h and a Washer supporting member, a pair of blades pivotp h t 1S Pittced p the hrahches ally attached to said member, shanks project i and 18 held 1n place as by means of plus ing from said blades, the shank of each blade I claim: v Y projecting acrossthe remaining blade, a blade 1. A shearing implement including 2% operating lever pivotally attached to and detrough shaped supporting leg, a body dispending from said blade supporting member, posed at an angle to said leg, a supporting atoggle connectionincluding twotogglememing angularly from said blades, the shank of" its to said blades, and means bers each of which has an overlapped end pivotally attached to one of said shanks with the shank entered between said overlapping parts, each of said toggle members being pivotally attached to said operating lever, and means for operating said lever.

7. A shearing implement including a blade supporting member, a pair of blades pivotally attached to said member, a blade operating lever pivotally attached to and depending from said blade supporting mem er, a hook formed at the free end of saidblade operating lever, connecting members pivotally engaged with the operating lever within said hook and extending to and pivotally attached for operating said lever.

7 larly projecting shanksi 8. A shearing implement including a blade supporting member, a pair of blades pivotally attached to said member, a blade'operating lever pivotally attached to and depending from said blade supporting member, an operative connection between said lever and said blades for operation of the latter, an actuating'lever pivotally secured at the end of said supportin prising two mem ers pivoted at their meeting ends and pivotally attached to said supportin member and actuating lever, and an actuating rod pivotally attached at the knee of said joint at one end and pivotally attached to said operating lever at its opposite end.

9. A shearing implement including a blade supporting member, a air of blades pivotally attached to said mem er and having angua blade operating lever pivotally attache to and depending from said supiporting member, a toggle connection inclu ing two toggle members pivotally attached at their meeting ends to saidoperating lever and at their opposite ends to the ends of said shanks, an actuating lever ivotally attached to said supportin memer, a pair of toggle memberspivota 1y connected at their meeting ends and pivotally attached at their opposite ends to said supporting member and said'actuating lever, and a connecting one end to a joint of said toggle connections zlmdat its opposite end to said operating ever.

porting leg with a body projecting at an angle therefrom and terminating in a hand member, a knee joint combar pivotally connected at 11. A shearing implement including .a blade supporting member, a pair of blades pivotally attached to said member, a blade operating lever pivotally attached to and -depending from said blade supporting member, and terminating ing members pivotally attached to one of said parts and extending to and being pivotally attached to said blades, and means connecting said parts to retain said connecting members in place.

12. A shearing implement including a blade supporting member, pivotally attached to said member, operating lever pivotally attached to a blade and depending from said blade supportingimember and terminating in two spaced mem ers having an opening at the free end thereof, connectingmembers pivotally attached to one of said parts and extendingto and being pivotally attached to said blades, and a pin-removably attached opening at the end thereof to retain said connecting members in place.

HARLEY E. 'GOODWIN,

10. A shearing implement including a supto said parts to close thein two spaced parts, connect- I a pair of blades 

